Chapter 84 - Top Secret and Thousand Blade Festival [1] (1/2)

84. Top Secret and Thousand Blade Festival [1]

A few days have passed since the end of the Sword King Festival.

Early September.

After completing morning class, I, Ria, and Rose, headed to the student council room with our lunch boxes.

「It’s been getting chilly lately.」

I brought up the subject while looking out the window.

「That’s right. I think I like the climate as it is now.」

「Hmm, I prefer a little cooler.」

When Ria and Rose said that, their gaze turned towards me.

「As for me… Let’s see. Autumn is moderately cool and I can swing calmly, so I quite like it.」

「Then, what about winter?」

Ria asked, tilting her head.

「Ah, winter is good, too. The cold tenses my body and mind, so I can focus on every single swing.」

「Hou, how about spring?」

Rose asked this time.

「Yeah, spring is good, too. It’s warm so I can swing my sword comfortably.」

「「What about summer then?」」

Ria and Rose asked at the same time.

「Summer is good, too… Especially the harsh heat is good.『This is what true training feels like!』That feeling is best.」

「Fufu… Haa, Allen judges everything by their usefulness for training.」

「Well, it seems that Allen is the『cricket of training』.」1

「I-Is that so?」

While chatting as such, we arrived at the Student Council Room before long.

I knocked and got permission to enter the room, and opened the door.

「Good morning, president.」

「Good morning. Allen-kun, Ria-san, Rose-san.」

The president, who had arrived at the student council room a few minutes earlier, greeted us.

In the back of it, Lilim-senpai and Ferris-senpai sitting on the sofa waved towards us.

「Well, now that we’re all together, let’s start our regular meeting right away!」

The president took the lead, and the established『In name only regular meeting』began.

After that, as usual, we had a good time talking about various things while eating lunch.

According to the president, Sebas-san, the vice-president, was still in custody.

I am told, he was suspected of being related to the Black Organization due to wearing their black cloak and all.

Therefore, it would take a little more time before he can return to Thousand Blade Academy.

Now that Sebas-san’s story was over,

「Now that I think about it, the『Thousand Blade Festival』is coming up soon. Has Allen’s class decided what to do?」

The president brought up a new topic.

「「「……Thousand Blade Festival?」」」

When the three of us tilt our heads together,

「Oh, you don’t know? Thousand Blade Festival is an academy festival held once a year!」

「Each class picks an activity, and there are a lot of participants from outside the academy!」

Lilim-senpai and Ferris-senpai briefly explained the Thousand Blade Festival.

(Academy Festival, huh…)

When I was at Gran Swordsmanship Academy, I wasn’t allowed to join any of them.

This will be the first time I’ll be participating.

(Even so, an『activity』huh… Just what will we do?)

…I’m looking forward to it.

「I see… Judging from your expression, it seems that nothing has been decided yet. I think you’ll receive more information in one of the homerooms very soon.」

The president smiled happily.

It seems that she was also quite looking forward to the Thousand Blade Festival.

「Have president’s class decided what to do?」

「Yes, of course. We of the Year 2 Class A-」

「-A super-large haunted house that spans three classrooms!」

「By the way, I am the general manager… I’m pretty confident that it will be super scary though…」

Saying that, the three of them did the haunted pose with their hands hanging in front of them.

「Fufu, you three will come, right?」

「Yes, of course.」

When I responded cheerfully,

「A haunted house is… Well, it’s just to trick children. A waste of time! R-Right, Rose?」

「A-Aa…! Ria’s right! S-S-Swordsman should strive to train hard every day without getting hooked in such activities!」

…It seems that they were poor at『haunted』.

The president, who sensed it, had a nasty little smile.

「…Ara? Are you perhaps… scared?」

「「I’m not scared!」」

The two made a big blunder by responding to the president’s provocation.

「Yes. If you’re not scared, please stop by. It looks like Allen-kun will come, too. There’s no reason to say no, right?」

「「……」」

And the two who could no longer back out,

「Y-Yes! O-Of course!」

「A-Ah! All right, I’ll take up the challenge!」

They replied, desperately trying to hide the trembling in their voice.

The two of them were slightly trembling and it was clear to everyone that they were pretending to be tough.

「R-Ria, Rose… If you’re both scared, you don’t have to force yoursel-」

I tried to reach out a helping hand, but